Get Brexit Done – Conservatives launch their manifesto
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Legislation required for Britain’s departure from the European Union will be brought back to the House of Commons before Christmas if the Conservatives win next month’s general election, POLITICO reports.
The Conservative Party has pledged to deliver Brexit by the end of January in its election manifesto, which waslaunched by leader Boris Johnson in the West Midlands on Sunday afternoon.
Johnson believes that by quickly bringing back the Withdrawal Agreement Bill following the election on December 12, he can meet the Brexit extension deadline of January 31 agreed by EU leaders in October, according to a briefing note from Conservative officials ahead of the manifesto launch.
The manifesto pledges that under a Tory government public services will get the resources they need, with hospitals, schools and police getting the support they need.
The manifesto adds: “Above all, we will listen to the people who have felt left behind by the last few decades of economic growth and want to have more control of their future.
The Manifesto also adds that a new Conservative government within the first three months of the new term, will enshrine in law our fully-funded, long-term NHS plan.
It pledges to provide £1bn of additional funding for social care in every year of the next parliament, but stops short of providing a plan to solve the social care funding shortage, other than stating that the money raised cannot come from forcing elderly care recipients to sell their homes.
It also says that the Tories will invest millions more every week in science, education and infrastructure. He says his government set a net zero carbon emissions target of 2050.
And the party will do all of those things without raising VAT, national insurance contributions or income tax, he says.
